Wire box



Nov. 3, 1931.

W. 0. BROWN WIRE BOX Filed Aug. 18. 1930 ZSheets-Sheet l I INVENTOR. M4 7.5? 0. (B/90W A TTOIUVE Y.

Nqv. 3'; 1931. w BROWN 1,830,346

WIRE 130x Filed Aug. 18', 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVEN TOR.

A TTORNE Y.

M175? djleanw Patented Nov. 3, 1931' NI E ST ES PATENT, OFFICE.

o. naowrtor nan-Rpm. MICHIGAN 7 Winn Box This invention relates towire boxes and the objecfl of the'invention is to provide a wire I box having; vertical and horizontal wires in the sides, thevvertical wiresbeing; provided withspacersslidable thereon and arranged to space f; and hold the horizontal. wires firmly position in relation to the vertical wires;

V Another object of the invention isto' provide afwire. box in which the vertical wires are arranged in pairs and the horizont. '1 wires extend between the pairsof vertical wlres, a

;.-fseries otwire spacers being slidably mounted *on-each pair of vertical wires and being'arranged to space the horizontal wires and hold them in'fi'xed relat on with the vertical wires.

nother .objectpof theinvention isto pro- ,vide a wire box in which the horizontal'w'ires are seciired i'n'pr'oper relation with the vertical wires without-the necessity of soldering or welding the wires together and the horizontal wires being so supported in the verti cal wires that'theycannot break away at the;

I points where connected together. v

' the horizontal wires soithat the wire are protected from damage.

A further objectoftheinvention is tollpro vide a wire spacer memberhaving loops at each'end through which the vertical 'wires extend andprovided with a straight wireportionfspacing the loops apart and positioned betwen the vertical wires and between spacers Another object of theinventionis to provide awire box of. the charaoterdescribed-in .whichthe horizontal wires may extend complet'ely about. the. box, metal corner members being provided at the. corners of thebox to protect the horizontal-wires; I I Y These objectsand the. several novel. features of the invention are hereinafter more-tally described. and claimed and the preferred form at construction bywhich these objects are 'a-ttained is shownin the: accompanying drawin which Fig; 1 isan end view of a wire'box'embodysing my invention; p

" Fig. Qisa section tal ienjon' line of" r ig. 3. isa section taken on line 33 of 'Fig'. 1. f v

Application filed August 18, 1930. Serial No. 475,884.

I Fig. 41 isase'ction taken on line 4.4 of Fig. 3.1

Fig.5 is a section taken on line 55 of Fig. 1. f

-,Fi-g. 6 is a perspective View of one of the wire spacer members.

Fig; 7 isa section t'aken'on line 7-7 of Fig. 1.

Fig-Sis aper spective view of one of the y corner feet; g V

Fig; 9 is a s'ection showing the. assembly of the'spacers andhorizontal wires in the vertical wires. At the upper edge the box is provided'with' .wood strips 1 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and

the vertical wires .2 are inserted through apertures'provided in the wood strips 1 and the ends are bent downwardly in parallel relation. The spacer members are each composed of a piece of wire. 3 which at the upper end isbenti to form loops 4 and 5 and at the lower end is bent to form loops 6 and 7, as shown in Fig. 6. v f

To position the spacers on the vertical wire the two parallel wires are inserted through the loops 4, 5', 6 and 7 as shown in Fig. 6, and the spacer is moved up against the wood strip 1, as shown in Fig. 9. These spacers are inserted over each ot thevertical wires and up against the'wood strip 1 at which time'the horizontal wires '8 are positioned between the two sides of each vertical wire, as shown in Fig. 9. The horizontal wires'are preferably rectangular-in form so as to extend around the four sides of the box and the first spacers at the tops ofthe vertical wires space the first horizontal wire an exact distance from the wood strip 1. After the.

first horizontal wire has been properly posi- "the wire 12 and the wood strips 9 looks the parts in assembled relation with the horiwires 10 and a series of transverse wires 11 s which are spot-welded together and to a rectangular wire 12 which is of substantially the same rectangular form as the horizontal wires 8. The rectangular wire member 12 to which the grating is secured is then positioned up againstthe edge of the wood strips 9 and the ends of the vertical wires 2 are bent about the wire 12 and up againstthe wood strip 9, as shown in Fig.2. to secure the grating in place as shown inFigsJ I and 2.

The bending of the ends of the wires 2 over zontal wires properlyspaced in thesides of the box By the assembly of the spacers on the vertical wires, the wire 3 is positionedbetween the vertical wires-2 where it is protected from damage and the looped ends of the spacers fix the position of the horizontal wires 8 between the vertical wires. In order to protect the corners of the, box, a pair of arc-uate sheet metal corner members 13 are provided as shown in'Figs. 3, 5 and? and these members arefpositioned outside and inside of the horizontal, wires 8 and at'the upper'end the wood framemembers 1 arev provided with slots 14in the ends 'to receive the edges of one member 13 while the other member 13 contacts the inner faces of the members 1. as shown in Figs. 3. cap member 15 is provided for each corner and is prov ded w th an inturned flange .16-shown in:

Figs. 2,3and 4. which extends over the inner corner member-13L Rivetsyl? are then inserted through the edges of the members 15,

13 and return bent flange 16 and through the ends of the members 1 to secure these mem-, bers together at the upper corners; At each lower corner a sheet metal foot 18 is. provided, as shown ineFig. 8,w'hich fits about -the outer member 13 and has an up-turned rivet;2() v is insertedthrough each aperture flange 19 onthe'inside. e e I This member 18 is slipped up over the lower ends of the corner members 13 and a,

21 inthe member 18 and through the members,13;and ends; ofthe bottom wood strips 9.,as shown in' Fig.',7.' This secures thecorner members together at the bottom and provides a foot at each corner which extends below thewire gratingforming the botto'm of the'box'so that .the wire bottom is protected by the foot members 18. Ifdesired thecorner members '13 may be .spot weldedto the horizontal wires 8 to firmly hold the wires at TBS the'corners thoughthisis not absolutely necessary.- In tact,ifspot-welding is used, the

" wires'8 may be straight wires extending-between the corner members and do not-necessarily have to be continuous or rectangular inform. 7 f I From-the foregoingdescription it becomes evident that they device is very simple and etficientvin construction, hold the horizontal wires in proper spaced relation in the vertical wires, provides a'box which is strong and firm in construction and provides a de vice which accomplishes the objects described. Having thus fully described my invention, its utility and mode of operation, what I of the United States is- 1. In a box, a series of woodtop strips arranged in rectangular form, a series of vertical wires arranged .in pairs and secured to ,claim'and desire to secure by Lette rs Patent thetop strips and extending downwardly therefrom in parallel spaced relation, a series of wire spacers slidably mounted on each pair ofvertic'al wires, a series of horizontal wires bent to rectangular form and extending between the parallel verticalwires and between the wire'spac e'rs thereon, a series of wood bottom strips positionedbetween the lower endslotthe parallel wir es,;. a, grating positioned against the .bottomstrips and, the

lower ;ends.' of the vertical wires being tent;

about the grating and bottom stripsgand a series of metal corner brackets extending between the top and bottomwood strips and connecting the wood stripstogether at the corners. r 7

' 2; In a box,'a series; of woodentop strips,

a. series of vertical wires secured to'thetop strips and having parallel portions extending downwardly therefrom, a series of wire a'series of horizontal wires extending between the parallel sides of the verticalwires and spaced apart .by the wire spacers,- a series of wood bottom strips extending between the lower ends of the vertical wires, and a grating for the bottom of the box posispacerspositioned on the verticalwiresand tioned against the bottom strips and-the lower ends of the vertical wires being bent about the grating and bottom .strip' to secure the grating to the sides.

3. In a box. a series of corner members, a series of'wood strips connecting" the corner members at the top. a series of vertical wires secured in each wood strip and having downwar'dly extending parallel portions, a series of spacermembers positioned on the verticalwires, and a series of horizontal wires positioned between the spacer members on the vertical wires and a bottom for the box tween the parallel portions of the vertical wires and between the ends of the spacers thereon, a gratingfor thebottom of the box having a wire edge extending beneathfihe bottom framemembers and the lower ends of y the vertical wires being looped about the l J- bottom frame members and wire edge of the grating to secure thebottom' frame members and grating thereto.

I 5. Ina box, a series of horizontal top and bottom frame members, a series of vertical wires connecting the top and bottom frame "members, a series ofwire spacers mounted I on the vertlcalwires, a series of horlzontal wires extending between and supported by the wire spacers, the horizontal wires being bent to rectangular form, and a series of corner members extending between and se-.

cured to the top and bottom frame members and enclosing the horizontal wires at the corners.

6. In a'box,'a top strip, a pair of vertical wires secured to the-top strip and extending downwardlytherefrom in parallel relation,

7 awire spacer having loops at each end fitting V 20 r i V thereon, and a serlesiof horizontal w1res exover the parallel vertical wires and slidable tending between the parallel vertical wires 1 and positioned between the ends ,of the wire spacers. V

wires secured to the top strip and extending 7. In a box, a top strip, a pair of vertical in parallel relation, a series of wire spacers each comprlsing a length of wire bent to V i'if-form a pair of-loopsat each end to receive a so the itwo p'a'rallelvertical wires, a series of vhorizontal wires extending between the parallel vertical wires and between the ends of the wire spacers, the wire spacers support mg the hor zontal wires in spaced relation 1n the vertical w1res.

[8, Inv a box,3al top strip -aivertical wire secured to the top strip andflhaving two depending parallel portions, a wire spacer havloops at each .end fitting over the parallel portions of the vertical wires and slidable thereon, and a seriesof horizontal wires extending between the parallel vertical wires and positioned between the ends of the wire spacers thereon, and-means for securing the ends ofthe vertical .Wires to the bottom of the box to hold the spacers and horizontal wires in assembled relation thereon.

9. In a box, a wood top strip, 'a vertical tal wires extending between the parallel portions of the verticalwires and supported in position between the wire spacersi '10." In abox, a series of horizontal'top and I bottom frame members, a series of vertical wires connecting thetop and bottom frame members, a series of wire spacers mounted on thevertical wires, anda series of horizontal wires extending between and supported by the wire spacers.

I tion.

. In testimony whereof Isign this specifica- WALTER 0. BROWN. 

